Well, what seems to be rapidly becoming the trial of the century in Russia has officially come to an end. And the fate of Samutsevich, 29, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Maria Alyokhina, 24, of -and now probably the most famous band in the world- PUSSY RIOT is now in the hands of the judge presiding over the case, and she has said that she will have a verdict on August 17th.
Not long, but more-than-likely can’t come soon enough to the families of the jailed musicians who have been behind bars since March when they were arrested for their impromptu performance that took place in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Russian Orthodox Christians see the band as doing the devil’s work but they are seen as heroes to those that view what the Russian government seems to have been doing since the return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency, who seems to be cracking down on any one that speaks out against the Kremlin.
Putin severed as President from 2000-2008, served four years as the county’s Prime Minister and now has once again become president unit 2018, and as opposition grows for what has become a job for life for Putin, a former KGB head, he seems to be trying to silence those that oppose the fact that he has shaped Russian policy for -what will be- almost two decades, and many think that this is the return to the old days of the Kremlin and their communist ways, although the Russian Orthodox Church has fared very well under the rule of Putin. Church officials praising god for the man as being a "miracle of God" for his leadership.
However, Pussy Riot's supporters, friends and family say that the judiciary is not independent and fear the worst for the three women with Stanislav Samutsevich, father of Yekaterina Samutsevich, saying, "There is no hope in this court. It is an especially organized tribunal to put pressure on the any manifestation of opposition in the country."
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